HI2021 - Modern Australian History
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2023 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
4 |
Administered by: |
College of Arts, Society & Education |
Australian history is "curious and strange", observed the American author, Mark Twain:
"It does not read like history, but the most beautiful lies". According to the storyline
of the Australian Legend, Australians are possessed of a spirit of democracy and egalitarianism.
This led to the establishment of a "workingman's paradise" by the late nineteenth
century and, in turn, the Commonwealth of Australia which was formally promulgated
on the first day of the twentieth century. The serious business of being Australian
from 1901 was to govern a "nation for a continent" while managing a "continent for
a nation". Our subject, "Modern Australian History", traces the cultural, social,
political and economic forces that shaped the twentieth century in Australia. We focus
on key themes and influences, including: lands and original peoples, immigration and
settlement, race and ethnicities, human rights and abuses, foreign relations and wars,
booms and busts, cities and the bush, science and innovation, medicine and health,
and intellects and emotions. We examine the narratives of nation and the "dark side
of the dreaming".
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate appropriate analytical skills in research and writing history, specifically
the history of modern Australia in the twentieth century, leading to competence in
the use and interpretation of historical resources and archives, including digital
archives;
- deconstruct historical representations, storylines, and narratives, leading to an
ability to identify different forms and types of cultural construction and their consumption,
leading to greater self-awareness and critical skills in the analysis of twentieth-century
Australian history;
- interpret from cultural, social, political or economic perspectives, leading to an
ability to recognise and apply these key branches of historical inquiry and their
functions in the study of modern Australian history.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (30%) - Individual
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (20%) - Individual
- Participation > Class participation - (10%) - Individual
- Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 1 - (40%) - Individual.
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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HI2191 |
Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.